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Table 3 Factors associated with pediatric patients mortality at the PICU during the study period (n = 361)

From: Admission pattern, treatment outcomes, and associated factors for children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit of Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, 2021: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Variable

Outcome

   

Survived (%)

Dead (%)

COR

AOR (95%CI)

P-value

Level of GCS

 

 12–15

144(39.88)

33(9.14)

1

1

 

 9–12

45(12.47)

35(9.70)

3.39(1.89–6.07)

4.185(1.47–11.99)

0.007a

 < 8

14(3.89)

90(24.93)

28(14.23–55.28

10.51(3.81–29.05)

< 0.001a

Admission diagnosis

 

 Septic shock

35(9.69)

63(17.45)

5.85(2.39–14.30)

51.05(0.22–.93)

0.942

 Meningitis

26(7.20)

41(11.36)

5.12(2.01–13.02)

1.61(0.32–7.97)

0.55

 CVD

20(5.54)

24(6.65)

3.90(1.44–10.49)

2.38(0.07–2.59)

0.35

 Severe Pneumonia

21(5.82)

1(0.27)

6.45(0.02—1.34)

30(0.001–1.81)

0.095

 ARDS

10(2.77)

7(1.94)

2.27(0.65–7.93)

1.9(0.78–3.66)

0.52

 UAO

19(5.26)

0(0)

   

 TBI

4(3.87)

4(1.11)

1.08(0.23–3.63)

  

 Cardiogenic shock

10(2.77)

3(0.83)

1.02(0.215–4.43)

  

 AGN

7(1.93)

3(0.83)

1.39(0.29–6.67)

  

 GBS

9(2.50)

1(0.27)

2.77(0.24–3.30)

  

 Asthma

6(1.66)

3(0.83)

1.62(0.33–8.02)

  

 Post-operative

26(7.20)

8(2.22)

1

  
  1. a Statistically significant